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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Microbiology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology, cell physiology, virology, pathogenic microbiology, environmental microbiology, immunology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and laboratory methods including microscopy.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $70,271
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 8.81%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,480/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,853/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,508/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,692/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,548/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,777/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $70,271

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($106,481) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($89,818).

Fairbanks, AK $89,818
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $79,669
$84,353
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,910).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,620
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $57,203
Mobile, AL $55,940
Montgomery, AL $57,518
Tuscaloosa, AL $63,457
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,583
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,190
$58,783
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($92,070).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $70,838
Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,555
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$64,040
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($87,939).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $79,555
Tucson, AZ $87,939
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $70,470
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$74,620
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($149,218).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $111,657
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,199
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $105,299
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $129,536
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $149,218
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $139,248
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $118,694
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,848
Santa Rosa, CA $97,935
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $112,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $77,886
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $91,045
Modesto, CA $48,270
Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Fresno, CA $54,255
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Napa, CA $78,470
Redding, CA $61,830
Salinas, CA $62,410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,145
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,455
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,810
$99,907
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($99,322).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $93,940
Fort Collins, CO $99,322
Colorado Springs, CO $60,530
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Greeley, CO $55,355
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,800
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,843
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,575
$75,716
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($116,786).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $105,840
New Haven, CT $116,786
Danbury, CT $66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$101,433
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($86,918).

Gainesville, FL $81,375
Jacksonville, FL $79,087
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $78,377
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $66,742
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,772
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $86,918
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $74,756
Tallahassee, FL $61,203
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $79,864
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,928
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,468
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $56,710
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $50,730
Ocala, FL $49,010
Panama City, FL $60,340
Port St. Lucie, FL $59,225
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
The Villages, FL $72,540
$70,522
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($96,840).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $96,840
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $78,077
Savannah, GA $88,985
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $35,220
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $49,750
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,830
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $68,800
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,705
$70,010
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($85,654).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,654
Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
$83,197
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($121,430).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $119,658
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $80,792
Iowa City, IA $77,285
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,740
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $121,430
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,217
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
$85,349
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($64,188).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $64,188
Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,343
Idaho Falls, ID $52,843
Lewiston, ID-WA $44,070
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $44,007
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$52,491
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($81,080).

Peoria, IL $81,080
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $60,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $62,490
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $57,840
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,550
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$66,306
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($59,928).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,928
Columbus, IN $49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,760
Evansville, IN-KY $57,640
Fort Wayne, IN $51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $54,037
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,015
Muncie, IN $54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,275
$53,840
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($83,988).

Manhattan, KS $76,375
Topeka, KS $75,878
Wichita, KS $83,988
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$77,773
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($88,084).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $88,084
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,210
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $41,785
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,935
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,300
$64,664
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($82,576).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $82,576
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$66,039
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($165,880).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $165,880
Springfield, MA-CT $100,940
Worcester, MA-CT $101,851
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $71,325
$106,481
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($102,208).

Salisbury, MD-DE $102,208
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $82,257
California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
$86,624
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($109,504).

Portland-South Portland, ME $109,504
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $84,664
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,657
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
$87,571
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($90,827).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $90,827
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $76,907
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $82,667
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,342
Flint, MI $70,950
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $68,373
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,005
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,255
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,820
$73,898
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($111,028).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $111,028
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $92,064
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,025
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$84,522
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($98,048).

Kansas City, MO-KS $98,048
St. Louis, MO-IL $78,245
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,525
Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
Springfield, MO $56,915
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,555
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$72,864
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($90,758).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $90,758
Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $52,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,303
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,638
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$64,702
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($76,788).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $76,788
Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $43,005
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,195
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,410
$58,864
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($113,630).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $112,128
Greensboro-High Point, NC $100,298
Raleigh, NC $100,126
Wilmington, NC $84,029
Winston-Salem, NC $113,630
Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $66,220
Fayetteville, NC $66,215
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,303
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,940
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,345
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,400
$83,004
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($65,490).

Fargo, ND-MN $50,637
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,660
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$57,505
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($77,724).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $77,724
Lincoln, NE $52,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,623
$63,741
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($63,825).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,465
Manchester, NH $60,635
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,825
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,355
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,820
$58,261
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($106,500).

Ocean City, NJ $86,802
Trenton, NJ $106,500
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $93,726
$96,353
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($79,273).

Santa Fe, NM $79,273
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $78,464
Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,535
$76,042
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($106,335).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $106,335
Reno, NV $86,932
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$91,903
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($127,379).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $98,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $127,379
Rochester, NY $110,073
Syracuse, NY $103,455
Binghamton, NY $70,515
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $76,960
Kingston, NY $71,610
Utica-Rome, NY $64,113
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,520
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $50,467
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$91,598
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($108,508).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $108,508
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $90,307
Columbus, OH $87,714
Dayton, OH $103,892
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $90,515
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,508
Canton-Massillon, OH $56,770
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $54,935
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,220
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,435
$84,179
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($101,253).

Tulsa, OK $94,656
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $101,253
Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$85,431
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($98,826).

Corvallis, OR $98,826
Eugene, OR $78,235
Medford, OR $71,520
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $93,826
Salem, OR $88,649
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,032
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,797
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $73,678
Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$79,103
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($113,050).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $87,427
Lancaster, PA $71,542
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $113,050
Pittsburgh, PA $77,246
Reading, PA $98,103
Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $81,800
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $65,627
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,220
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,290
$79,203
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($71,100).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $71,100
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $34,775
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$53,002
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($74,640).

Columbia, SC $69,838
Florence, SC $52,455
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $74,640
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$62,999
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($46,450).

Sioux Falls, SD $46,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,955
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,560
$43,988
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($93,840).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $93,840
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $81,483
Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $60,600
Knoxville, TN $70,063
Morristown, TN $61,920
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,090
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$73,071
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($99,808).

College Station-Bryan, TX $73,477
Corpus Christi, TX $97,548
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $92,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $93,140
Killeen-Temple, TX $90,392
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $78,123
Midland, TX $99,808
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $87,127
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $95,860
Amarillo, TX $59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,120
El Paso, TX $38,900
Laredo, TX $54,740
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $57,590
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $49,840
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,370
Tyler, TX $50,220
Victoria, TX $65,120
Waco, TX $51,530
Wichita Falls, TX $59,750
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,020
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,123
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,963
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,940
$75,401
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($90,925).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $90,925
Provo-Orem, UT $87,533
Salt Lake City, UT $77,782
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $65,736
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,180
St. George, UT $39,085
$73,263
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($98,730).

Lynchburg, VA $70,713
Richmond, VA $97,642
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $83,409
Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Roanoke, VA $60,743
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,585
$75,241
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($78,016).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $78,016
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,730
$71,934
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($94,916).

Madison, WI $94,916
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,610
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,368
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,564
Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$75,840
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($97,586).

Morgantown, WV $97,586
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,030
Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,420
$75,072
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($68,853).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,853
Cheyenne, WY $63,810
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$65,102

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $68,687

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($104,702) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Bachelor's)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $94,430
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,787
$89,108
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Bachelor's)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,620
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $57,203
Mobile, AL $54,267
Montgomery, AL $53,610
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$58,277
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Bachelor's)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $70,838
Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$60,442
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Bachelor's)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($84,867) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $79,555
Tucson, AZ $84,867
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $70,470
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$69,200
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Bachelor's)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($154,308) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $111,657
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $112,360
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $106,617
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $125,993
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $154,308
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $139,248
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $118,694
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,848
Santa Rosa, CA $97,935
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $112,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $77,886
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $75,510
Modesto, CA $48,270
Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Fresno, CA $54,255
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Napa, CA $78,470
Redding, CA $61,830
Salinas, CA $62,410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,145
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,455
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,810
$83,684
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Bachelor's)

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($99,322) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $96,778
Fort Collins, CO $99,322
Colorado Springs, CO $60,530
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Greeley, CO $55,355
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,800
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,420
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,575
$67,606
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Bachelor's)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($116,786) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $103,718
New Haven, CT $116,786
Danbury, CT $66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$87,171
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Bachelor's)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($86,918) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $81,375
Jacksonville, FL $74,796
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $76,698
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $66,742
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $72,676
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $86,918
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $74,756
Tallahassee, FL $61,203
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $77,373
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,928
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,468
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $47,225
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $50,730
Ocala, FL $49,010
Panama City, FL $60,340
Port St. Lucie, FL $59,225
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
The Villages, FL $72,540
$64,153
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Bachelor's)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($96,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $96,840
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $79,995
Savannah, GA $88,985
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $35,220
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $49,750
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,705
$60,200
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Bachelor's)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($85,654) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,654
Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
$78,282
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Bachelor's)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($132,668) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $132,668
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $81,460
Iowa City, IA $77,285
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $86,013
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $121,430
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,345
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
$75,568
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Bachelor's)

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($64,188) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $64,188
Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,343
Idaho Falls, ID $52,843
Lewiston, ID-WA $44,070
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $44,007
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$50,556
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Bachelor's)

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($81,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $81,080
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $60,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $62,490
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $57,840
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$62,965
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Bachelor's)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $65,263
Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $72,620
Fort Wayne, IN $60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,430
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,910
Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
$59,250
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Bachelor's)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($83,988) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $76,375
Topeka, KS $75,878
Wichita, KS $83,988
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$77,773
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Bachelor's)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($88,084) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $88,084
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,278
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $41,785
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$59,611
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Bachelor's)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($84,787) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $84,787
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$62,482
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Bachelor's)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($165,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $165,880
Springfield, MA-CT $101,684
Worcester, MA-CT $101,898
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
$93,325
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Bachelor's)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($102,208) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $102,208
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $78,784
California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
$80,946
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Bachelor's)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($109,504) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $109,504
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $84,664
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,962
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
$86,082
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Bachelor's)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($93,126) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $93,126
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $79,052
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $80,032
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,842
Flint, MI $70,950
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $57,815
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,005
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,255
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,820
$68,290
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Bachelor's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($119,115) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $119,115
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $97,535
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,025
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$73,879
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Bachelor's)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($98,048) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $98,048
St. Louis, MO-IL $80,536
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,742
Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
Springfield, MO $52,040
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$65,751
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Bachelor's)

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($90,758) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $90,758
Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $52,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,303
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,663
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$61,402
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Bachelor's)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($76,788) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $76,788
Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $43,005
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,195
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,410
$53,522
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Bachelor's)

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($113,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $112,128
Greensboro-High Point, NC $109,095
Raleigh, NC $101,758
Wilmington, NC $88,558
Winston-Salem, NC $113,630
Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,640
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,940
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$70,704
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Bachelor's)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($65,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $50,637
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,660
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$58,469
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Bachelor's)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($78,633) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $78,633
Lincoln, NE $52,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,750
$56,209
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Bachelor's)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $60,593
Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
$67,393
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Bachelor's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($115,334) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $96,483
Trenton, NJ $115,334
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $102,290
$104,702
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Bachelor's)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($79,273) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $79,273
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $78,464
Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,535
$72,268
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Bachelor's)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($106,335) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $106,335
Reno, NV $83,648
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$84,661
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Bachelor's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($130,227) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $98,942
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $130,227
Rochester, NY $115,120
Syracuse, NY $107,650
Binghamton, NY $62,330
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $51,470
Kingston, NY $71,610
Utica-Rome, NY $54,345
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $49,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $48,005
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$75,520
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Bachelor's)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($117,193) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $117,193
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $90,307
Columbus, OH $86,328
Dayton, OH $103,892
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $95,666
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,612
Canton-Massillon, OH $56,770
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $54,935
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,020
$75,337
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Bachelor's)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($102,015) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $102,015
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $101,253
Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$74,430
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Bachelor's)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($98,826) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $98,826
Eugene, OR $78,235
Medford, OR $71,520
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $94,148
Salem, OR $83,267
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,032
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,797
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $73,678
Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$75,421
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Bachelor's)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($117,692) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $88,190
Lancaster, PA $71,542
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $117,692
Pittsburgh, PA $76,542
Reading, PA $98,103
Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $67,900
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $49,885
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,050
$68,029
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Bachelor's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($71,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $71,100
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $34,775
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$42,679
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Bachelor's)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($74,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $69,838
Florence, SC $52,455
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $74,640
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$62,335
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Bachelor's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($46,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $46,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,955
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,560
$43,988
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Bachelor's)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($98,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $98,970
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $82,890
Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $55,845
Morristown, TN $61,920
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$63,627
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Bachelor's)

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($105,735) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $68,178
Corpus Christi, TX $97,548
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $94,808
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $93,305
Killeen-Temple, TX $96,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,112
Midland, TX $99,808
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $91,482
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $105,735
Amarillo, TX $59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,120
El Paso, TX $58,420
Laredo, TX $54,740
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $43,480
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $49,840
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,370
Tyler, TX $42,375
Victoria, TX $65,120
Waco, TX $51,530
Wichita Falls, TX $59,750
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,130
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,205
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,700
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,940
$67,441
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Bachelor's)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,925) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $90,925
Provo-Orem, UT $87,533
Salt Lake City, UT $77,782
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $65,736
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,180
St. George, UT $39,085
$70,540
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Bachelor's)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $70,713
Richmond, VA $97,642
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $84,922
Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Roanoke, VA $54,400
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,585
$69,449
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Bachelor's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,100
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$73,395
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Bachelor's)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($98,158) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $98,158
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $76,192
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $88,455
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,564
Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$68,238
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Bachelor's)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($97,586) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $97,586
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,030
Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
$68,057
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Bachelor's)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($72,403) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $72,403
Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
$68,464

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $71,856

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($121,366) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($73,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Mobile, AL $60,960
Montgomery, AL $69,240
Tuscaloosa, AL $73,890
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,210
$65,106
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($62,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,430
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,430
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($106,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $106,370
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$106,370
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($150,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $97,230
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $97,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $150,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $123,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $137,650
Modesto, CA N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$121,366
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,910
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,800
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($116,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $116,450
New Haven, CT N/A
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$116,450
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($100,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $100,540
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $86,770
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,250
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $89,830
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $75,680
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$84,014
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($76,250) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $66,570
Savannah, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,110
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($77,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,620
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $77,450
Iowa City, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,960
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,920
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($69,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,220
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,220
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$44,374
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,870
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,600
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,690
$61,720
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,310
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,310
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($101,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $97,220
Worcester, MA-CT $101,570
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,660
$91,817
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($99,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $99,620
California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
$99,620
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($76,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,830
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$76,830
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($98,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $79,330
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $66,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $98,480
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,840
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,490
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,064
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,180
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,430
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $66,790
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,440
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO $61,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,740
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,690
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($56,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,560
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($90,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $65,110
Raleigh, NC $90,330
Wilmington, NC $56,850
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,280
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$65,691
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($74,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $74,090
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,370
$68,230
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($103,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $103,350
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,350
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($127,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $98,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $110,290
Rochester, NY $79,790
Syracuse, NY $82,480
Binghamton, NY $78,700
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY $127,940
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,799
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($96,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $73,770
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $96,030
Dayton, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,760
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,990
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$75,762
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($65,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $65,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,220
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($120,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,890
Salem, OR $120,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$106,415
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($97,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $83,610
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $89,840
Pittsburgh, PA $81,470
Reading, PA N/A
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA $95,700
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $97,110
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,290
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,530
$86,364
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($98,500) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,190
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $73,040
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,870
Knoxville, TN $98,500
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,532
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($99,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $99,970
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $80,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,150
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,520
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $63,180
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,000
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,360
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
El Paso, TX $19,380
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $85,810
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX $65,910
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,465
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($74,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,330
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA $73,430
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,530
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,763
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $81,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $72,120
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,020
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,697
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($75,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,880
$75,880
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
$48,640

7 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $68,687.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $71,856. 

  Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.87    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Agricultural Research Director
  • Agriculture Research Director
  • Analytical Services Manager
  • Chemical Engineer Supervisor
  • Chemical Plant Technical Director
  • Chemical Process Exploration Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Research Project Manager
  • Geochemical Manager
  • Geological Manager
  • Geophysical Manager
  • Gravity Manager
  • Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
  • Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
  • Natural Resources Manager
  • Natural Sciences Manager
  • Ocean Program Administrator
  • Quarrying Manager
  • Research Administrator
  • Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Development Director
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Director
  • Research Manager
  • Research Project Coordinator
  • Water Team Leader
  • Wild Life Manager
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.87    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Clinical Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Manager
  • Clinical Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Program Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Research Administrator
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical Research Director
  • Clinical Research Manager
  • Clinical Research Monitor
  • Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
  • Clinical Study Manager
  • Clinical Trial Coordinator
  • Clinical Trial Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Research Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.87    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Community Resource Consultant
  • Environmental Resource Specialist
  • Hydrotechnical Specialist
  • Hydrotechnician
  • Power Supply Engineer
  • Resource Specialist
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Resource Agent
  • Water Resource Consultant
  • Water Resource Engineering Specialist
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Water Resources Planner
  • Water Restoration Technician
  • Water Rights Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Microbiologists

Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.

Salary Ratio: 0.61    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Bacteriologist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Clinical Microbiologist
  • Cytologist
  • Electron Microscopist
  • Medical Microbiologist
  • Microbiological Analyst
  • Microbiologist
  • Microbiology Analyst
  • Microbiology Scientist
  • Microscopist
  • Pharmaceutical Microbiologist
  • Public Health Microbiologist
  • Quality Control Microbiologist (QC Microbiologist)
  • Research Microbiologist
  • Virologist
  • US Salary Median: $66,242
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Food Science Technicians

Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.

Salary Ratio: 0.61    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Beer Brewer
  • Biotechnician
  • Bottle House Quality Control Technician
  • Butter Fat Tester
  • Central Lab Technician (CLT)
  • Cheese Tester
  • Cream Tester
  • Dairy and Food Laboratory Assistant
  • Dairy Lab Technician
  • Dairy Technician
  • Dairy Technologist
  • Dairy Tester
  • Data Control Assistant
  • Fermentologist
  • Flavor Technician
  • Food Analyst
  • Food Products Tester
  • Food Quality Control Technician (Food QC Technician)
  • Food Quality Technician
  • Food Safety Technician
  • Food Science Technician
  • Food Taster
  • Food Technician
  • Food Tester
  • Fruit Tester
  • Juice Standardizer
  • Juice Tester
  • Laboratory Assistant (Lab Assistant)
  • Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
  • Malt Specifications Control Assistant
  • Milk Tester
  • Quality Analyst
  • Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst)
  • Quality Assurance Technician (QA Technician)
  • Quality Control Technician (QC Technician)
  • Quality Technician
  • Research Technician
  • Seed Analyst
  • Sensory Scientist
  • Sugarcane Research Technician
  • Taste Tester
  • Test Baker
  • Yeast Culture Developer
  • US Salary Median: $63,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biological Technicians

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Salary Ratio: 0.38    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Aquatics Technician
  • Artificial Breeding Laboratory Technician (Artificial Breeding Lab Tech)
  • Artificial Breeding Technician
  • Artificial Inseminator
  • Babcock Tester
  • Bacteriology Research Assistant
  • Bacteriology Technician
  • Biochemistry Technician
  • Biological Aide
  • Biological Science Aide
  • Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Biological Science Lab Tech)
  • Biological Science Technician
  • Biological Technician
  • Biologist Aide
  • Biology Laboratory Assistant
  • Biology Research Assistant
  • Biology Specimen Technician
  • Biomedical Technician
  • Biotechnician
  • Biotechnologist
  • Botany Laboratory Assistant
  • Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
  • Dairy Technologist
  • Downstream Biomanufacturing Technician
  • Downstream Technician
  • Environmental Technician
  • Feed Research Aide
  • Fiber Technologist
  • Fowl Blood Tester
  • Game Technician
  • Herbarium Worker
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Laboratory Worker
  • Marine Fisheries Technician
  • Medical Lab Assistant
  • Medical Research Assistant
  • Microbiology QC Tech (Microbiology Quality Control Technician)
  • Microbiology Technician
  • Poultry Inseminator
  • Research Assistant
  • Research Associate
  • Research Specialist
  • Research Technician
  • Seed Analyst
  • Specimen Technician
  • Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician
  • Wildlife Biology Technician
  • Wildlife Technician
  • US Salary Median: $43,328
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.23    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Biology Instructor
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Algology Teacher
  • Anatomy Instructor
  • Anatomy Professor
  • Apiculture Teacher
  • Arboriculture Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Bacteriology Professor
  • Bacteriology Teacher
  • Biochemistry Professor
  • Biochemistry Teacher
  • Biological Sciences Instructor
  • Biological Sciences Professor
  • Biology Adjunct Instructor
  • Biology Assistant Professor
  • Biology Faculty Member
  • Biology Instructor
  • Biology Lecturer
  • Biology Professor
  • Biology Teacher
  • Biophysics Teacher
  • Botany Professor
  • Botany Teacher
  • Cardiology Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Cytology Teacher
  • Ecology Teacher
  • Embryology Professor
  • Embryology Teacher
  • Endocrinology Teacher
  • Entomology Teacher
  • Etiology Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • Genetics Teacher
  • Helminthology Teacher
  • Herpetology Teacher
  • Human Anatomy Teacher
  • Ichthyology Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lab Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Life Sciences Teacher
  • Limnology Teacher
  • Mammalogy Teacher
  • Microbiology Instructor
  • Microbiology Professor
  • Microbiology Teacher
  • Morphology Teacher
  • Mycology Teacher
  • Nematology Teacher
  • Ornithology Teacher
  • Osteology Teacher
  • Parasitology Teacher
  • Physiology Instructor
  • Phytopathology Teacher
  • Plant Anatomy Teacher
  • Plant Physiology Teacher
  • Plant Taxonomy Teacher
  • Professor
  • Protozoology Teacher
  • Science Instructor
  • Science Professor
  • Taxonomy Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Zoology Professor
  • Zoology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $75,221
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $15,853 per year (or $27,479 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $63,412 to earn a bachelor's (or $109,916 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,691 per year (or $25,508 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $62,764 to earn a doctorate (or $102,032 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($63,412 if you're in-state, $109,916 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($31,382 if you're in-state, $51,016 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Microbiology Degrees

Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Ohio University-Eastern Campus

45425 National Rd W - Saint Clairsville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Southern Campus

1804 Liberty Ave - Ironton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

1570 Granville Pike - Lancaster, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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South Dakota State University

1004 Campanile Ave - Brookings, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,675/year
In-state cost: $9,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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North Dakota State University-Main Campus

1301 12th Avenue North - Fargo, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,336/year
In-state cost: $10,033/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University

100 Campus Dr - Weatherford, OK

Out-of-state cost: $15,023/year
In-state cost: $7,913/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Lincoln Drive - Carbondale, IL

Out-of-state cost: $15,057/year
In-state cost: $15,057/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Wyoming

Corner Of Ninth And Ivinson - Laramie, WY

Out-of-state cost: $15,913/year
In-state cost: $4,921/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Weber State University

3850 Dixon Parkway Dr. Dept. 1031 - Ogden, UT

Out-of-state cost: $16,138/year
In-state cost: $5,956/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Keystone College

One College Green - La Plume, PA

Out-of-state cost: $17,000/year
In-state cost: $17,000/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Northern Arizona University

1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200 - Flagstaff, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $17,386/year
In-state cost: $11,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Akron Main Campus

302 Buchtel Common - Akron, OH

Out-of-state cost: $17,765/year
In-state cost: $11,861/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

1725 State St - La Crosse, WI

Out-of-state cost: $17,979/year
In-state cost: $9,160/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Northern Michigan University

1401 Presque Isle Avenue - Marquette, MI

Out-of-state cost: $18,300/year
In-state cost: $12,678/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California State University-Los Angeles

5151 State University Dr - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,665/year
In-state cost: $6,785/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California State University-Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd - Long Beach, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,726/year
In-state cost: $6,846/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Grand Valley State University

1 Campus Dr - Allendale, MI

Out-of-state cost: $19,168/year
In-state cost: $13,576/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate General Microbiology Degrees

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

1858 W Grandview Blvd - Erie, PA

Out-of-state cost: $13,448/year
In-state cost: $13,448/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Alabama State University

915 S Jackson Street - Montgomery, AL

Out-of-state cost: $17,572/year
In-state cost: $10,156/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

5323 Harry Hines Blvd - Dallas, TX

Out-of-state cost: $17,725/year
In-state cost: $7,765/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Loyola University Chicago

1032 W. Sheridan Rd - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $19,154/year
In-state cost: $19,154/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Administration Bldg Suite 1070 - Birmingham, AL

Out-of-state cost: $19,188/year
In-state cost: $8,100/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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The University of Texas at Austin

110 Inner Campus Drive - Austin, TX

Out-of-state cost: $22,886/year
In-state cost: $12,028/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

1380 Lawrence Street, Lawrence Street Center, Suite 1400 - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $23,915/year
In-state cost: $8,111/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Seton Hall University

400 S Orange Ave - South Orange, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $25,172/year
In-state cost: $25,172/year
Degrees: Master's

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Oregon Health & Science University

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd - Portland, OR

Out-of-state cost: $27,692/year
In-state cost: $27,692/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

100 Church Street SE - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $28,845/year
In-state cost: $19,221/year
Degrees: Master's

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Cornell University

300 Day Hall - Ithaca, NY

Out-of-state cost: $30,042/year
In-state cost: $30,042/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

601 E John Street - Champaign, IL

Out-of-state cost: $30,083/year
In-state cost: $17,912/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

7000 Fannin - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $32,904/year
In-state cost: $9,883/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Howard University

2400 Sixth St NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $34,224/year
In-state cost: $34,224/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Maryland, Baltimore

620 West Lexington St - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $34,877/year
In-state cost: $17,038/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

3333 Green Bay Road - North Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $36,765/year
In-state cost: $36,765/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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New York University

70 Washington Sq South - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $36,892/year
In-state cost: $36,892/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $38,728/year
In-state cost: $22,994/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Connecticut

352 Mansfield Road - Storrs, CT

Out-of-state cost: $41,576/year
In-state cost: $19,664/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Vanderbilt University

2101 West End Avenue - Nashville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $50,624/year
In-state cost: $50,624/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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